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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE

     Introduced By: Representatives McLaughlin, Hull, and Phillips

     Date Introduced: February 27, 2014

     Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 23-27.3-108.2 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-27.3 entitled

"State Building Code" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     23-27.3-108.2. State building commissioner's duties. -- (a)(1) This code shall be

enforced by the state building commissioner as to any structures or buildings or parts thereof that

are owned or are temporarily or permanently under the jurisdiction of the state or any of its

departments, commissions, agencies, or authorities established by an act of the general assembly,

and as to any structures or buildings or parts thereof that are built upon any land owned by or

under the jurisdiction of the state.

     (2) This code shall also be enforced by the state building commissioner as to any

structures or buildings or parts thereof that are built upon any land wherever located in the state

presently and/or previously utilized for any type of mining operations.

      (b) Permit fees for the projects shall be established by the committee. The fees shall be

deposited as general revenues.

      (c) (1) The local cities and towns shall charge each permit applicant an additional .1

(.001) percent (levy) of the total construction cost for each permit issued. The levy shall be

limited to a maximum of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each of the permits issued for one and two (2)

family dwellings. This additional levy shall be transmitted monthly to the building commission at

the department of administration, and shall be used to staff and support the purchase or lease and

operation of a web-accessible service and/or system to be utilized by the state and municipalities

for uniform, statewide electronic plan review, permit management and inspection system and

other programs described in this chapter. The fee levy shall be deposited as general revenues.

      (2) On or before July 1, 2013, the building commissioner shall develop a standard

statewide process for electronic plan review, permit management and inspection.

      (3) On or before December 1, 2013, the building commissioner, with the assistance of

the office of regulatory reform, shall implement the standard statewide process for electronic plan

review, permit management and inspection. In addition, the building commissioner shall develop

a technology and implementation plan for a standard web-accessible service and/or system to be

utilized by the state and municipalities for uniform, statewide electronic plan review, permit

management and inspection.

      (d) The building commissioner shall, upon request by any state contractor described in

section 37-2-38.1, review, and when all conditions for certification have been met, certify to the

state controller that the payment conditions contained in section 37-2-38.1 have been met.

      (e) The building commissioner shall coordinate the development and implementation of

this section with the state fire marshal to assist with the implementation of section 23-28.2-6.

      (f) The building commissioner shall submit, in coordination with the state fire marshal, a

report to the governor and general assembly on or before April 1, 2013 and each April 1st

thereafter, providing the status of the web-accessible service and/or system implementation and

any recommendations for process or system improvement.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE

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     This act would empower the state building commissioner to enforce the state building

code as to any structures or buildings or parts thereof that are built upon land wherever located in

the state presently and/or previously utilized for any type of mining operations.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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